Cost of living comparison

Tehran, Iran

compared to

Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 73.3% more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 58.1% more in Astana
Groceries: pay 55.5% more in Astana
Transportation: pay 10.9% more in Astana
Housing: pay 83.6% more in Astana
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.0% more in Astana
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Astana

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Astana are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Astana.

Astana vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Astana instead of Tehran, you would:

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pay 58.1% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 IRR168,400	$10.10 KZT5,060.65	+152.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 IRR210,500	$6.06 KZT3,036.39	+21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR19,110	$0.96 KZT480.92	+111.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 IRR45,676	$0.51 KZT257.51	-52.6%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 55.5% more for groceries

	Tehran	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 IRR22,521	$0.52 KZT258.55	-3.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.83 IRR76,998	$4.84 KZT2,428.08	+164.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR97,804	$4.31 KZT2,159.23	+85.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 IRR53,083	$1.65 KZT828.58	+31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 IRR77,629	$2.24 KZT1,122.87	+21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IRR19,224	$0.58 KZT290.87	+27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IRR29,499	$0.86 KZT431.81	+23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,768	$0.95 KZT475.73	+124.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IRR13,342	$0.84 KZT422.99	+166.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,202	$0.23 KZT115.31	-5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR11,090	$0.20 KZT98.98	-25.0%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 10.9% more for transportation

	Tehran	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IRR116,045	$1.87 KZT937.76	-32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR421,000	$15.15 KZT7,590.98	+51.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$90,000.00 IRR3,789,000,000	$20,193.94 KZT10,121,309.25	-77.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR122,090	$5.86 KZT2,935.18	+101.9%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 83.6% more for housing

	Tehran	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.79 IRR285,943	$12.70 KZT6,367.18	+87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.72 IRR20,617,182	$463.50 KZT232,308.15	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.71 IRR14,301,654	$333.20 KZT167,001.60	-1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.89 IRR500,559	$42.17 KZT21,137.12	+254.7%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Tehran	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.20 IRR5,186,720	$227.18 KZT113,864.73	+84.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,753.32 IRR73,814,695	$6,062.07 KZT3,038,339.18	+245.7%
Average			+165.1%

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pay 98.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,680	$1.21 KZT607.28	+51.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 IRR63,412	$2.16 KZT1,084.69	+43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,250	$1.74 KZT872.96	-30.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.23 IRR809,593	$55.49 KZT27,814.14	+188.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,150	$5.05 KZT2,530.33	+236.6%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Tehran	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.21 IRR1,524,238	$76.02 KZT38,100.40	+110.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.96 IRR1,177,308	$42.98 KZT21,543.93	+53.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.01 IRR5,810,058	$99.59 KZT49,916.46	-27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.09 IRR2,950,890	$91.40 KZT45,811.71	+30.4%
Average			+41.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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